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gard which he paid to the religious principles 
in which he was educated. - 
At Logieraite, in Perththire, the Rev. 
Thomas Biffet, D:D. minifter of that parifh. 
Dr, Bifiet was born in the year-1729. He 
was the fon of Mr. Robert Biffet, eminent 
among his contemporaries for genius, erudi- 
tion, and piety. He was educated chiefly at 
the Univerfity.of St. Andrews; and was re- - 
markably diftinguifhed among his fellow- 
ftudents for proficiency in Roman and Gre- 
cian literature, for early and uncommon fkill 
¥a mathematical fcience, for fingular penetra- 
,tion, wit, and humour in difcerning the 
principles and the varied modifications of hu- 
tnan charaéter, and in holding vice and folly 
to fcorn and merriment. 
At Shieldnall, near’ Glafgow, Mr. John 
Ofwzld, aged 23, eldeft fon of Alexander Of- 
wald, efq. Mr. Ofwald had improved his 
tafte by perufing with diligence the beft claf- 
fical authors; he had ftored his memory with 
the facts of hiftory. and enlarged his views by 
the fpeculations of philofephy. The mathe- 
matical fciences, particularly as conneéted 
with mechanics, engaged much of his atten- 
tion; and, though he did not mean to apply 
to them as a profeiiion, the neatnefs with 
which he performed, and the ingenuicy with 
which he varied experiments, rendered it- 
probable, that, had his life been prolonged, 
Ae might have contributed fomethizg to the 
Improvement of the ufefal arts. Aware of 
the fuperior importance of agriculture, he ftu- 
died it carefully, adopting and recommend- 
ing, where he had an opportunity, the late 
Improvements, of which he pofleffed a know- 
dedge very confilerable for his years. Ob- 
ferving the extent to which chemiftry was, 
er might be appliedto the moft ufeful arts, he 
Stadied it,{with ardour and fitted up a labora- 
<ory, where, in fpite of declining health, he 
performed feveral important experiments with 
precifion and addréfs. He was the firft in 
Glafgow who repeated thofe of Sig. Volta 
with the metallic pile, which he diverfified 
by ufing different metals among various fluids, 
On this amd other fubjeéts he projected feve- 
yal new interefting inveftigations, which, 
unfortunately, the flate of his health did not 
allow him to profecute. The acquirements 
of his mind were equalled or exceeded by the 
endowme its of his heart. Uumane and be- 
nevolent to all, he entered warmly into every 
icheme which promifed benefit to individuals 
or improvement to fociety.. He was a faith- 
ful and ftedfaft friend ; a. moi dutiful fon ; 
a moft affe&tionate brother. Having devoted 
his youth, untainted by vice or diilipation, 
to honourable purfuits and ufeful ftudies, he 
acquired thofe habits and that felf-command 
which enabled him to endure much fuffering 
with great patience, and to meet his fate at 
Jaft with the moit manly compofure and firm- 
nefs. All thofe who knew his worth re- 
gret the premature lofs of one who promifed 
Ireland. Deaths Abroad, 
[ Feb. x; 
to be a credit to his friends, and an ornament 
and biefling to fociety. E 
At Glafgow, aged 80, Col. James Laurie; 
formerly, for many years, fuperintendant of 
the British fettlements onthe Mofquito fhore, 
At Leith, on the 7th inftant, in her 8orh 
year, Mrs. Learmouth, widow of Alexan- 
der Learmouth, efq. and fifter of the late 
Rev. Thomas Parkins. | - BG 
At Dumfries, Mifs C. Mitchell, daughter 
of Colonel Mitchell.—Alfo Mrs, Nelfon, 
wife of Mr. R. Nelfon, merchant. 
At Wigton, in Galloway, M. Campbell, 
efq. agent for the Britifl Linen Company in 
that place. 
IRELAND. . 
Died.] At Wexford, Mr. John Greeny 
a fuperanuated Revenue Officer,. aged 107 
years. , 
At Drumreary, aged 74, Mawrice Dillon, 
baron Dillon. 
At Bellamont Foreft, R. Dixon “efq 
fon of the Bifhop of Down and Conner. 
At his country-feat at Curraghmore, in 
the county of Waterford, the Right Hon. 
Geo. de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone, 
and Matquis of Waterford, 
_ At his feat at Frankfort, univerfally ef. - 
teemed and regretted, Colonel Rollefton, late 
of Staffordfhire. He diftinguifhed himfelf as an 
ative magiftrate. He alfo diftinguifhed him4 
felf in taking an a€tive part as Captain Com- 
mandant of the Yeomanry, in quelling: the 
Iriih rebeliion ; his houfe, which was fur- 
rounded by a fort, he converted into a garri- 
fon, for the yeomanry-and foldiers were quar- 
tered there ; and at one time was in danger, 
with his whole family, together with the 
garrifon, of being poifoned, by a plan having 
been laid to poifon the waters which furround- 
ed the fort, but which. was difcovered in 
time to prevent its execution. fateh Se 
DEATHS ABROAD. eas 
De Grace.—The fcience of horticulture 
has recently been deprived of Citizen Francis 
Thomas de Giace, who terminated-his earthly 
career at the age of eighty-five. That 
{cience, though it cannot be confidered as agri- 
culture itfelf, conttitutes a very interefting 
branch of it; and, if more generally diffuf- 
ed among agricultors, would afford them the 
enjoyment of many valuable fruits and vegew 
tables,of which they are now deprived by their 
want of knowledge. | De Grace fuccefsfu] 
ly cultivated thofe exotic flowers and plants. 
which France had of late years added to her na- 
tive itore. A tafte for fuch culture, when in- 
dulged merely as a fource of private amufe- 
ment, dees not indeed confer on the individual 
amateur any title to fame: but De Grace 
greatly contributed to the propagation of that 
ufeful and agreeable art by publifing, under. 
the modeft title of ** Almanach du ben Fardi- 
ner,” an excellent work, of which thé an- 
nuai re-impréffion proves how great a value 
has been fet on it by the lovers of horticul-- 
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